Netflix goes ho-hum; Dow (briefly) goes to 23,000; Apple writes to Senator Al
Top of the Order: Netflix…Meh: For a company as popular with consumers as Netflix is, it really got little more than a shoulder shrug from investors on Tuesday following a quarterly report that...
View ArticleNetflix, Nielsen and streaming viewers; IBM scores big time
Top of the Order: The Ratings Are (Almost) In: Like many companies, Netflix doesn’t like to speak to the public very often. That is, unless it has something that it thinks is positive and paints the...
View ArticleNetflix sells debt to raise cash; get in line early for iPhone X
Top of the Order: First Prices, Now Debt: Netflix has some big spending plans in place. The company has already said it expects to spend $6 billion on acquiring content this year, and between $7...
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Why streaming TV choices are cutting away cable subscriber levels
For years, cable companies had TV viewers over a barrel. They were the source for premium channels like HBO and Showtime, and basic cable networks such as ESPN and TBS. Even if you just wanted a decent...
View ArticleHow is Netflix responding to allegations against its star Kevin Spacey?
LOS GATOS — The upcoming sixth season of the Netflix political drama “House of Cards” will be its last, as the streaming TV provider will end the show’s run following allegations that series star Kevin...
View Article“X” marks the iPhone upgrade spot; Google, others head to Congress
Top of the Order: To Upgrade, Or Not?: It’s a game that’s been around as long as the iPhone itself: Will you upgrade? Apple sure hopes so. Chief Executive Tim Cook may like to tout how well Apple’s...
View ArticleNetflix suspends ‘House of Cards’ production after allegations against star...
Netflix is suspending production for its hit series “House of Cards” in the wake of allegations that its star, Kevin Spacey, made a sexual advance toward a 14-year-old actor years ago. The Los...
View ArticleNo Twitter? No problem, say porn stars; Netflix email scam emerges
No Porn? No Problem!: That seems to be the sentiment from the nation’s porn stars about Twitter updating its guidelines to ban nudity and anything considered “adult” or “pornographic” from the...
View ArticleNetflix warns of email scam aimed at customers’ accounts
LOS GATOS — When it comes to Netflix, “Stranger Things” is more than just a hit TV series. The almost 110 million Netflix subscribers around the world may need to pay a little more attention than usual...
View ArticleMoviePass now offering $6.95-a-month deal if you buy an annual pass
MoviePass, the startup that made news in August for offering an almost all-you-can-watch movie theater pass for $9.95 a month, is back with an even cheaper deal. The company announced Friday that it is...
View ArticleNetflix fires exec who said firm didn’t believe rape allegations against...
Netflix has fired the executive who told one of Danny Masterson’s four accusers that the company didn’t believe the women who say the actor sexually assaulted them, the New York Daily News is...
View ArticleNetflix may feel heat from Disney’s $52.4 billion 21st Century Fox acquisition
Mickey Mouse is welcoming Homer Simpson into his family — and in the media industry, stranger things have rarely occurred. On Thursday, the Walt Disney Company greenlit its biggest production ever when...
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What did we stream on Netflix in 2017?
For a lot of us, 2017 has been a tough year. Politics, sexual harassment, rising housing costs, as well as the 49ers and Giants — wow, we have needed an escape. So lots of us have turned to Netflix....
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Net neutrality: Fight to restore rules already underway after FCC vote
The Federal Communications Commission gave internet service providers a holiday gift Thursday as it repealed net neutrality rules in a contentious vote along party lines, potentially ushering in...
View ArticleBitcoin hits the skids; Netflix’s ‘Bright’ gets dull reviews
A Bite out of Bitcoin: Well, so much for bitcoin’s big surge. After weeks of climbing and threatening to reach $20,000, the value of bitcoin has gone into a slump. On Friday, it fell below $11,000,...
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Netflix keeps its crown as new subscribers surge
LOS GATOS — Go ahead and put a crown on Netflix’s head, because there is nothing strange about what the internet TV leader had to say with its fourth-quarter report on Monday. In a sign that not even a...
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Netflix for the block: Streaming TV giant sets up new parental viewing controls
“The Godfather” is one of the greatest movies ever made. And if anyone tries to tell you otherwise, you should get rid of them as a friend. “The Godfather” (along with the equally great “Godfather:...
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Getting Obama could be Netflix’s biggest ‘get’ yet
David Letterman. Will Smith. Ryan Murphy. Shonda Rimes. Netflix has bagged some pretty big names to either star in or produce shows and movies for the streaming-TV giant. But all of those A-listers,...
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Eddy Cue explains why Apple won’t remove NRATV, says ‘hate speech is not free...
Eddy Cue, Apple’s head of services — which include Apple Music, Apple TV and the App Store — said Apple does not believe all speech should be protected on its platforms, saying “free speech is...
View ArticleCord cutters’ choice: Streaming TV alternatives spring up in Netflix’s shadow
The popularity of cutting the cord to traditional cable TV bundles isn’t just evident in the number who have done it —13.5 million people by 2017, according to MoffettNathenson Research. It’s also...
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